Arc A580 vs GeForce GTX 660

Place in performance ranking	405	85
Place by popularity	70	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.42	39.43
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	no data
GPU code name	GK106	DG2-512
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	6 September 2012 (11 years ago)	10 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$172 (0.8x MSRP)	$337

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Arc A580 has 1529% better value for money than GTX 660.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	960	3072
CUDA cores	960	no data
Core clock speed	980 MHz	1700 MHz
Boost clock speed	1033 MHz	2000 MHz
Number of transistors	2,540 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	175 Watt
Texture fill rate	78.4 billion/sec	384.0
Floating-point performance	1,981 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	9.5" (24.1 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	One 6-pin	2x 8-pin
SLI options	+	no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	192-bit GDDR5	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6.0 GB/s	16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	144.2 GB/s	512.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

3D Blu-Ray	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.6
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 660 10.36

Arc A580 41.43
+300%

Arc A580 outperforms GeForce GTX 660 by 300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 660 4000

Arc A580 11584
+190%

Arc A580 outperforms GeForce GTX 660 by 190% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 660 5040

Arc A580 27574
+447%

Arc A580 outperforms GeForce GTX 660 by 447% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	47 −111%	99 +111%
1440p	14−16 −300%	56 +300%
4K	9−10 −300%	36 +300%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −329%	103 +329%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 −305%	85 +305%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −343%	130−140 +343%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −300%	80−85 +300%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −319%	85−90 +319%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −325%	100−110 +325%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −346%	107 +346%
Hitman 3	21−24 −305%	85−90 +305%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −320%	189 +320%
Metro Exodus	27−30 −330%	110−120 +330%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −308%	95−100 +308%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 −330%	258 +330%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −343%	93 +343%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 −310%	86 +310%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	18−20 −306%	73 +306%
Battlefield 5	30−33 −343%	130−140 +343%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −300%	80−85 +300%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −319%	85−90 +319%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −325%	100−110 +325%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −340%	150−160 +340%
Hitman 3	21−24 −305%	85−90 +305%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −323%	160−170 +323%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −343%	62 +343%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −308%	95−100 +308%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 −328%	214 +328%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	40−45 −335%	174 +335%
Watch Dogs: Legion	24−27 −317%	100−105 +317%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 −300%	64 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 −300%	64 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	21−24 −300%	80−85 +300%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −319%	85−90 +319%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 −314%	87 +314%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 −304%	109 +304%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	40−45 −343%	177 +343%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −325%	68 +325%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 −329%	60 +329%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27

−308%

95−100
+308%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −344%	80−85 +344%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −304%	95−100 +304%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −350%	54 +350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −325%	51 +325%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 −300%	60−65 +300%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −314%	87 +314%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −317%	75 +317%
Hitman 3	12−14 −350%	50−55 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −314%	87 +314%
Metro Exodus	21−24 −333%	91 +333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −333%	130 +333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −358%	55 +358%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 −370%	47 +370%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−344%

70−75
+344%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 −320%	40−45 +320%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 −338%	35−40 +338%
Hitman 3	8−9 −325%	30−35 +325%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −342%	50−55 +342%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 −333%	39 +333%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −336%	61 +336%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −338%	35 +338%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 −329%	30 +329%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −350%	27−30 +350%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −317%	24−27 +317%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −300%	56 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −325%	51 +325%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −333%	52 +333%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −350%	27 +350%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−311%

35−40

+311%

This is how GTX 660 and Arc A580 compete in popular games:

Arc A580 is 111% faster in 1080p
Arc A580 is 300% faster in 1440p
Arc A580 is 300% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	10.36	41.43
Recency	6 September 2012	10 October 2023
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	175 Watt